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Where does “discrimineren” come from?

discrimineren (Dutch) comes from French discriminer, from Latin discriminare, from Latin discrimino, from Latin discrimen, from Latin discerno, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus, from Latin calx — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

discrimineren (Dutch): to discriminate; to discriminate, to make a...

Definitions

  1. to discriminate; to discriminate, to make a...

Ancestry of “discrimineren”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchdiscriminerto discriminate
2Latindiscriminarepresent active infinitive of discrīminō;...
3LatindiscriminoI distinguish
4Latindiscrimendistinction, difference; division, separation;...
5LatindiscernoI separate, set apart, divide, part; I...
6Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
7Latincalceusshoe
8Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
9Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
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